Longwood Nursery
Day nursery in Bushey, WD23. Part of the Hertfordshire council area.
Longwood School, Bushey Hall Drive, Bushey, WD23 2QGWhat Ofsted found
Good Inspected 16 March 2022
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Longwood Nursery sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in East of England, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.
| Child's age | You pay a week | About a month |
|---|---|---|
| From 9 months to 2 | £155 | £489 |
| 2 years old | £141 | £446 |
| 3 to 4 years old | £135 | £428 |
A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.
Longwood Nursery against Bushey
| Longwood Nursery | Bushey average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 120 | 58 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 75% rated Good or better |
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Questions parents ask about Longwood Nursery
- What Ofsted grade does Longwood Nursery have?
- Longwood Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 16 March 2022, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Longwood Nursery take?
- Ofsted registers Longwood Nursery for 120 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Bushey has 58.
- How much does Longwood Nursery cost?
- Longwood Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in East of England charges £192 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
- Does Longwood Nursery offer 30 hours free childcare?
- Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Longwood Nursery how it offers them.
- When was Longwood Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Longwood Nursery on 16 March 2022. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Longwood Nursery?
- Nearby in WD23: N Family Club Bushey, First Place Nursery, Bush-E-Babes (Stobbart Hall).
Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.
Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.
Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.